TGIF! China Glaze & Sation

Happy Friday! I know I'm not the only one who is relieved the end of the week is finally here!

Today I have a quick NOTD for you! 

This is China Glaze Hanging in the Balance from the recent Cirque du Solei collection. It's one of those "crelly" (creme/jelly) polishes, for these pics I used two coats. Warning: this polish does stain a little!

 On my accent nail is Sation Tall, Dark and Has Some, which is a clear base packed with medium sized black hexes, black and blue glitter, and blue shards. It's hard to see the blue bits in my pics because they're almost the exact same color as Hanging in the Balance, but they were much more evident in person. 

I've really fallen in love with Sation since they revamped the brand, and their glitters are out of this world! Here is a shot of Tall, Dark and Has Some in the bottle:

Keep your eyes peeled for Sation spam in the future!

XOX

Jess

Grandma Colors!

Some polishes just remind you of grandma!

I will say I really liked this manicure. And then at work, one of our female patients, who is about 90 years old, comments that my polish is so similar to hers.... and it was!!!!

The comfort came when a co-worker pointed out my color was much more frosty/metallic than grandma's, and my accent nail definitely made a difference. You can decide!

My base is Sinful Colors Dancing Nails. I used two coats here. It went on super easy and smooth. For my accent nail, I layered Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Strobe Light. Yes, another holographic glitter! This one has a clear base with sparse light pink microglitter, and it is absolutely fabulous. I'm betting it would look great over almost any pink or red.

Can I just say for the record, I really really like Sinful Colors polishes. For the most part they have great formulas and the colors are pretty. And they are cheap as dirt!! Most of mine were bought during 99 cents sales at Walgreens. If you're looking for some standard, basic colors to build up your stash, try Sinful Colors! Regular price is $1.99, and they can be found at Walgreens and Rite Aid. 

Polish-Palooza!

Hello there! After another crazy week I finally have an update for you! First, a small rant. I ordered some "swatchsicles" on ebay almost 4 weeks ago and I still haven't gotten them!! Getting very anxious over here! On the other hand, yesterday I ordered the Zoya Ornate holiday collection, which I am positive I will get before my swatchsicles! Anyway... :)

I have a couple of my mani's from this week, and I also want to share with you some great things I bought this week, and a press release!

OPI You Only Live Twice

Really loving this color from the new James Bond Skyfall collection! I used two coats for these pictures. I'm wearing Barielle Purple Hearts on my accent nail. This color is very similar to OPI The One That Got Away.

Zoya Daul

This is a great duochrome, flashing between purple and gold depending on your angle. I used 3 thin coats of Daul, and BM-315 stamping plate for my accent nail.

OPI The World Is Not Enough

Another James Bond polish! I really like this one, a nice gray, but you can see pink and blue shimmer in it as well! Its really beautiful in person. 3 thin coats, and BM-322 for the accent nail.

And now onto this week's haul :)

I found this little holiday collection at my local beauty supply. I've seen online that this year's China Glaze holiday collection won't be available until November, so I absolutely had to pick this up when I saw it! There are 3 great glitters in this package - Pure Joy, Winter Holly, and Glitter All The Way. It also comes with an adorable pair of fingerless gloves to show off your manicure! I haven't had a chance to swatch these yet, but just looking at the bottles, Glitter All The Way is my favorite! It is all different colored glitters, and reminds me of a New Year's Eve party!

I picked up these Wet n Wild Fergie polishes at CVS, and they were buy 1 get 1 free! 

(left to right)

L.A. Pride,  New Years Kiss, Make Them Boys Go Loco, Flossy Flossy

Last up today I have for you a press release from Nicole by OPI!

Deck the Halls…Kardashian Style

Nicole by OPI Introduces Six NEW Kardashian Kolor Holiday Glitter and Shimmer Lacquers   

Nicole by OPI announces new, limited edition Kardashian Kolor Holiday lacquers for the holiday season! Featuring six shades infused with dazzling glitters and rich shimmer, these lacquers are the essential accessory for festive fingers and toes. From rich red, deep purple and brilliant teal to shimmery gold, sparkly sliver, and multi-toned blue glitter, these spectacular shades make the perfect gift or stocking stuffer. 

“Whether celebrating the holidays traditionally at home with the entire family or jet-setting the season away, the Kardashians spread cheer with glitz and glamour, starting with their nails!” declares Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, Nicole by OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “The six captivating Kardashian Kolor Holiday shades offer the perfect way to add lots of color to this joyous time of year. Wear vibrant red, purple and teal for a jewel-toned look, or glittery gold, silver, and blue glitter for a classic holiday sparkle – both important trends for the season.”

The new Kardashian Kolor Holiday nail lacquers from Nicole by OPI include:

Kardashing Through the Snow

Jingle all the way in this multi-hued glitter.

Here We Kome A-Karoling

This deep, grape purple will make your heart sing.

All is Glam, All is Bright

This rosy silver sparkle goes with everything.

Keeping Up with Santa

Deep. Rich. Red. Must be Santa. 

A Gold Winter’s Night

Baby, it’s warm inside….especially in this blue-flecked gold shimmer.

Deck the Dolls

Accessorize teal you drop!

Limited edition Kardashian Kolor Holiday shades will be available November 2012 for $7.99 each in the U.S. at select Target, KMart, ULTA, CVS, Meijer, Sears, Kroger, H-E-B, Duane Reade, Fred Meyer, Giant Eagle, Harmon, and Winn-Dixie locations.  In Canada, these lacquers will be retailed for $10.99 each in Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaw, and Jean Coutu.

For more information, visit nicolebyopi.com. Follow Nicole by OPI on Twitter @NicoleByOPI and become a Facebook fan! 

I am ashamed to admit that I do not own any Nicole by OPI polishes as of yet, but I do plan on picking up a few from this collection! I really like A Gold Winter's Night and Kardashing Through the Snow! And the names are cute! Which NOPI colors are you looking forward to?

More Breast Cancer Awareness Nails!

Hello!! Sorry for the lack of posts this past week, I was running all over the place so much, I barely had time to sit at my computer! Anyway, I'll give you a couple posts today to make up for it. Sound fair? Do you still love me? :) :)

Last week I wore pink nails every day to show support for Breast Cancer Awareness. You saw one already, so here we go with the rest!

This was a very simple mani, and a great excuse to use one of my favorite polishes. I've posted this combo previously (you can check that out here) but I decided to do an accent nail of Orly Be Brave instead of all of them, to show off the beautiful base color, Orly Miss Conduct! The holo glitter in this is just... wow! My iPhone camera absolutely does not do this polish justice. This is 2 layers of Miss Conduct, which is part of the 2012 holiday collection. You can find Be Brave in stores now as part of the BCA display.

 This next mani was my least favorite for the week, and since I was in such a rush to leave for work, I couldn't fix it! For my base color I used China Glaze Naked, which is in their regular line, and also currently selling at Sally's as a combo pack with Seche Vite for BCA.  My stamping polish is China Glaze Awakening. Since I had heard that most of the Romantique collection was great for stamping, I picked up this one, and it DID work great - just not with the base color I chose. I used BM plate 324. Stamping fail :(

And last but certainly not least, my most favorite of the week! I ended up wearing this for two days because it was so pretty. My base color is Essie We're In It Together (from, you guessed it, their BCA collection). I used two very smooth coats for this pink perfection. The glitter on my accent nail is Milani Pink Flare, which is an amazing glitter you can find for less than $5 at any CVS. It has tiny bits of silver glitter and round holo glitter in a pink tinted base - definitely one of my favorite glitters.  This was a big hit at work - lots of compliments!

Do you have pink nails this month to support Breast Cancer Awareness? I'd love to see them! 

Chrome-tastic!

Hi all! Short post today since I'm not feeling that great. I wanted to try out two polishes I picked up over the weekend, and the combination was chrome-tastic! 

Two coats of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Gone Grey, and the accent nail is Essie Set in Stones from the Luxeffects collection. I've been looking for this Essie polish for about a month now, and I finally found it at Walmart!

This looked much better in person, and what you can't see in the pics is just how fantastic the accent nail looks! I got compliments all day at work. What do you guys think of the chrome-tasticness? (Yes, I make up words!)

Totally unrelated, check out this awesome No Doubt performance from this past weekend's iheartradio mega concert in Vegas!!! (No, I was not there, and this is a video I found on youtube)

Hard to Find OPI?

Hi all, happy hump day! :)

So the polish I have for you today I have been looking for since I started hoarding buying nail polish! Since I'm *new* to the game, I am not sure if this is hard to find everywhere, or just in my area. (Feedback would be helpful!) While walking around a mall I don't usually go to, I saw a huge OPI display at a hair/nail salon and, of course, had to check it out. This little gem was sitting on the very bottom shelf covered in dust! Therefore, it is my rescue polish! Ladies, I give you... The One That Got Away!

This is from the 2011 Katy Perry Collection. It went on flawlessly, two coats of shimmery raspberry perfection!  

For my accent nail, I used one coat of OPI In a Flirtationship.

So basically this is my new favorite polish! It is just incredibly beautiful and is actually a great fall color, so I will definitely be wearing this again soon! Also, for the record, I ADORE Katy Perry!!!!

Here is a little bonus picture, since I didn't have the chance to post yesterday. Essie Aruba Blue, two coats, with one layer of INM Northern Lights on the accent nail.

Sunday Sales Day!

Good morning! Happy Grandparents Day, haha! Today's post will be short since I have to go visit my lovely grandparents. You can see a funny picture of them at the end of the post :)

Here are your sales for this week, they run from Sunday 9/9 thru Saturday 9/15. 

Walgreens:
Revlon Buy One Get One 50% off
Maybelline Buy One Get One 50% off
Wet N Wild Megalast OR Fast Dry $1.49

CVS:
NYC Buy One Get One 50% off

Rite Aid:
Maybelline Buy One Get One 50% off

And don't forget, Ulta's sales that I had up last week are still running - tomorrow, Monday 9/10, is the one day only Butter London Buy One Get One Free sale!

Sally Beauty's sale is for the entire month of September - you can check out the sales flyer at their website sallybeauty.com.


Today's manicure is Zoya Fei Fei. I really like this color, it has the greatest multicolor shimmer in the right light! Not quite gray, not quite blue, its the perfect mix. I used three coats here - two seemed just a bit too sheer for me. I decided I also needed an accent nail, so I used Hollywood Walk of Fame from Wet N Wild's Fergie collection. This is a very difficult polish to use, the first few brush strokes I didn't get a single star on my nail! The stars definitely need to be placed (carefully!) and they do not lay completely flat. But, they are fun and cute, so it was worth the time. Good thing I only did an accent nail instead of all 10!

And here are my wonderful grandparents! They had absolutely no idea I was taking pictures of them - I flipped around the camera in my iPhone, and just kept taking pics as they checked out my phone. They're the best!

Have a good rest of the weekend! If you're fortunate enough to live near your grandparents, go give them a big hug today!